Phoenix, Maryland
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Phoenix is an unincorporated community located in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 39°30'59" North, longitude 76°36'59" West. The United States Postal Service has assigned Phoenix the ZIP Code 21131.
Also known as Jacksonville, Phoenix was the location of the recent Exxon gas leak, where over 26,000 gallons of gas slowly seeped out of a cracked tank at "Four Corners" intersection. Several Lawsuits were filed and are still being continued (as of May, 2007). The area affected was about a half-mile downhill from the location of the gas station.
Phoenix is a fast growing country-like area with its own elementary school- Jacksonville Elemetary. Four Corners strip mall has a grocery store, McDonalds, two gas stations, a Klein's, Blockbuster and a Volunteer Fire Department.
Phoenix, Maryland, provided the setting for many scenes in Baltimore native John Waters' 1972 cult classic film Pink Flamingos; the film's chief character, Divine, lived there in a trailer, which was deliberately burned down approximately two-thirds of the way into the movie.[citation needed]
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